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Llama 3 8B Instruct vs GPT-4.1
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Winner summary
GPT-4.1 wins on 3/3 benchmarks
GPT-4.1 wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·GPT-4.1math·GPT-4.1
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3 8B Instruct
#184 by perf·no signal
GPT-4.1
#123 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 3 8B Instruct
101.6x better value than GPT-4.1
Llama 3 8B Instruct
880.0 pts/$
$0.04/M
GPT-4.1
8.7 pts/$
$5.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 3 8B InstructGPT-4.1
GPQA diamond
GPT-4.1 leads by +54.5
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
1.4
GPT-4.1
55.9
MATH level 5
GPT-4.1 leads by +76.9
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
6.1
GPT-4.1
83.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-4.1 leads by +37.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
0.7
GPT-4.1
38.3
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3 8B Instruct | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 1.4 | 55.9 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 6.1 | 83.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 0.7 | 38.3 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $0.04 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $0.33 | |
| $2.00 | $8.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $35.00 |